Session 12
Environmental and Right of Way
Wednesday, October 17
Room: 301 Rudder Tower
Program and Session Chair: Randy C. Hopmann, P.E., Lubbock District, TxDOT
Session Co-Chair: John Overman, AICP, TTI
| Moderator: John Overman, AICP, TTI | |
| 8:30 - 8:50 am | Best Practices to Successfully Obtain a USACOE 404 Permit Amy Foster, Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT (presentation available upon request) |
| 8:50 - 9:20 am | Top TCEQ Concerns and How to Pass Inspection Monica Harris, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Matthew Vaughn, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Jay Halepeska, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (presentation available upon request) |
| 9:20 - 10:00 am | Public Involvement Visualization Techniques for Project Development Floyd Martinez, P.E., HNTB Corporation Steve Warren, P.E., Lubbock District, TxDOT (presentation available upon request) Nasser Askari, P.E., Dallas District, TxDOT Matthew Craig, P.E., Halff & Associates |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | BREAK |
| Moderator: John Campbell, P.E., Right of Way Division, TxDOT | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | "APRA" A Practical Tool to Assess the R/W and Utility Factors that Affect Timely Project Development Edd Gibson, CTR (presentation available upon request) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am | Panel Discussion on Best Management Practices for ROW Acquisition Contracts Gus Cannon, Right of Way Division, TxDOT Sheila Mills, Waco District, TxDOT |
| 11:30 - 12:00 noon | Integrated Strategies for Utility Data Management Utility Accommodation & Conflict Tracker Edgar Kraus, TTI (presentation available upon request) Utility Installation Request Cesar Quiroga, TTI (presentation available upon request) |